Become part of the movement for unbiased, accessible election information. Donate today.
Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for April 10, 2017
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
April 10, 2017: A total of 153 million individual income tax returns were filed in 2016, and refunds were sent to 111 million people. Overall, that means 73 percent of all returns generated a tax refund.
The IRS issued $318 billion in total refunds, and the average refund was $2,680.[1]
In 2017, the federal government estimates that it will receive a net of $1.8 trillion in personal income tax revenue.[2]
Additionally, the government will collect $1.1 trillion in revenue from Social Security and other payroll taxes. Income taxes and social insurance taxes combined account for 80 percent of all government revenue.
- Friday's number looked at the 33.4 percent of American adults with a college degree.
- Thursday's number looked at the 11 percent share of healthcare spending that is controlled by patients.
- Wednesday's number highlighted the 37 failed presidential nominations to the Supreme Court.
- Tuesday's number noted the 44th anniversary of the opening of the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center.
- To see other recent numbers, check out the archive.
Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day is published by Ballotpedia weekdays at 8:00 a.m. Eastern. Click here to check out the latest update.
The Number of the Day is broadcast on local stations across the country. An archive of these broadcasts can be found here.
Columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
Ballotpedia is the nonprofit, nonpartisan Encyclopedia of American Politics.
See also
Footnotes
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
